Unsolved London car thefts above 30,000 last year

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Unsolved London car thefts above 30,000 last year
The number of cars stolen in London topped 30,000 last year with the majority of crimes unsolved, according to data from the Liberal Democrats.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65461...

[descentia]

Is this just London then ?

[ARobinson]

It’s bad!

However if you consider how many cars use london(not just registered there) the theft rate can’t be much or any worse than any other place in the UK?

Given the amount of surveillance though it shows that the criminals are clearly ahead of the police and know how to avoid getting caught!

[djt100]

I read something from a tracking company that said 42% of all cars stolen were Land Rover/Range rovers. But Also we Have Khan and London is full of unaccountable illegals and is run by the Albanian Mafia. So what do you expect.

[Snowy999]

My 14 year old bought from new 110 Defender tdi was nicked on Saturday night right opposite our house. Police just shrugged. 5th car in my road in 6 months (other 4 were hi spec Lexus).

No news so I’ve finally sent my keys to insurer today.

Another mate had his C AmG estate pinched in March.

Truly an epidemic.

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Relay theft: warning over criminals targeting keyless cars

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-...

[V8covin]

Aren't they unsolved because the police rarely investigate?

[Terminator X]

Indicative that the police either don't care about much these days or just there are very few police left.

I sometimes wonder that if most people weren't law abiding all of a sudden could they cope.

TX.

[GroundZero]

"Defund the police" working just as well here in UK major cities as it is in the USA.

Also I dare say the deterrent doesn't exist even if caught.

[BrabusMog]

anonymous said:

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I went to a pub near Primrose Hill/Chalk Farm the other week and people laughed when I put my steering wheel lock on.

After having had the previous Range Rover stolen off my driveway whilst I was asleep, I’m far more cautious. I really like Range Rovers but the sceptic inside me wonders why they make them so easy to steal.

[MadRob69]

I tell you what, more than car theft a big issue is blue badges being stolen! My partner used to work in Croydon Council and apparently an incredibly high percentage of blue badges were being stolen from cars DAILY... Mental.

[K4sper]

anonymous said:

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I called the police within 10 minutes of my E63 being stolen, told them exactly where it was as the tracker was still active, and they did absolutely nothing even though the thieves were sat parked up less than three miles away.

By the time they followed up 6 hours later, it had been moved to an industrial estate where the tracker cut-out so I assume it had either been ripped out or the car was in the back of a lorry.

[WarT0rn]

Honestly, anyone who lives in very busy parts of London should expect this type of thing. For example, I live in Croydon in one of those high rise buildings with minimal parking in the area. I have lived here for 15 years and have seen how the crackheads operate and know not to leave any of my cars in any of the car parks apart from a few expections all listed on Croydon Councils website.

Do you research before you move to an area and you're grand! Expecting the police to have to deal with it due to others poor planning when they are already underfunded and heavily lacking reasources is LUDACRISSS

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Terminator X said:

Indicative that the police either don't care about much these days or just there are very few police left.

I sometimes wonder that if most people weren't law abiding all of a sudden could they cope.

TX.

They are more busy with other domestic violence type crimes and social media crime. They do not bother with car crime as it is not high priority. They would rather do speeding as that gains revenue back for the government.

Even still the idiots that do this crime would get let off when they go to courts or end up with a silly sentence, so no wonder the police are not bothered.

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K4sper said:

anonymous said:

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I called the police within 10 minutes of my E63 being stolen, told them exactly where it was as the tracker was still active, and they did absolutely nothing even though the thieves were sat parked up less than three miles away.

By the time they followed up 6 hours later, it had been moved to an industrial estate where the tracker cut-out so I assume it had either been ripped out or the car was in the back of a lorry.

That makes you think that the criminals that are doing these crimes has inside people working in the police why they do not even bother or take their time to investigate. I bet if you went and batter the st out of the people who stole your car, they would be after you in less thasn 10 minutes to arrest you.

[Turn7]

HighOctaneHero said:

Why didn’t they install a ghost immobiliser or something on such a new car? That would have made it much harder for the thieves to start the car.

Ok, so what do you say to the man thats had a knife held to his wifes throat whilst he tells them how the Ghost disarms ?

The issue is car theft is virtually legal these days, due to zero police or chance of prosecution.

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Turn7 said:

Ok, so what do you say to the man thats had a knife held to his wifes throat whilst he tells them hot the Ghost disarms ?

The issue is car theft is virtually legal these days, due to zero police or chance of prosecution.

Exactly this! If they want it and you make it too difficult they will just come into your house and a piece of metal is not worth putting your family at risk.

[hunt123]

I don't recall in years gone by that car theft would often involve breaking into the home to steal keys, i'm sure that's a relatively modern phenomena. Used to be they'd hotwire cars iirc years ago. I sleep next to my keys.

[Proctor4]

Seems from the news like the Met are too busy raping each other and young girls to have time to investigate outside crime like shoplifting, burglary and car theft.
They barely have time to investigate transphobic autistic children and Tik Tok posts and protect Environmental activists closing the roads.
We are hurtling towards the South African situation where private armed security is a huge industry.

[nismocat]

My mate lives in Mayfair and his street has had 8 cars stolen in six months (you can guess what makes they are) but his is the only one not been targeted, it’s a Tesla.

He’s the only one who parks on the street.